Agricultural Range Immediately West Of Colston Farmhouse

BUCKFASTLEIGH

SX76SE COLSTON ROAD 1011-1/4/11 (West side) 06/01/83 Agricultural range immediately west of Colston Farmhouse (Formerly Listed as: COLSTON ROAD Barn immediately to W of Colston Farmhouse)

GV II

Agricultural range consisting of 2 adjoining but staggered blocks, a barn with higher end stable with hayloft over and then a stockshed with hayloft over. Probably early C19. Local stone rubble, corrugated-iron roofs. Plan: aligned roughly with the crosswing of the farmhouse (qv), with which the buildings create an overall L-plan arrangement. Access from a farm track at right-angles to the road which then turns round the end of the stockshed to a yard behind the house. Built on a steep slope, the barn range below the stockshed. Barn range has opposed doors (rear door smaller) to left and lean-to shippon at a lower level built against the rear side. Stockshed blind on track side, opening onto the yard side. EXTERIOR: the barn range has large double plank doors in the centre with strap hinges, facing the track, with a small door to the right. Stable at the left has a small door and loft door over. To the rear a probably secondary shippon with a lean-to corrugated-iron roof and 5 doorways with segmental brick arches. Loft doorway in right return of barn. Stockshed range is broken forward from the barn and built directly off the rock with footings of rounded boulders. The yard side has 2 segmental-headed openings. INTERIOR of barn retains former hip at right end (roof now gabled) and pegged A-frame trusses with butt collars. Solid crosswall between stable and barn.

Listing NGR: SX7515864729